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Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Roodepoort

Date & Time: Jun 5, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G-UAAQ
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Baragwanath – Baragwanath
MSN:
534
YOM:
1928
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed Baragwanath Airport on a local training flight. En route, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in Roodepoort, some 17 km northwest of Johannesburg. Both crew members were injured.